Best software for Web design?

[DKing]

Any of you guys have a preference for a software to use to design a webpage? I don't have much experience but am pretty good on a computer so I should be able to pick it up quick. None of the pages will be very complex so it doesn't need to be really high tech.


I have heard good things about dreamweaver, any one use it?

Oh and cost isn't a huge issue as I will most likely just illegally download it .
Danny

[Q.]

Dreamweaver is my favorite... but then you could just do it in HTML code!

[Phaedrus49er]

I copped out and used MS FrontPage *hangs head in shame*. I did produce some good stuff, but I know there's better out there. There was a time when I was DEEP into Flash programming. Still have the remnants of a couple websites I'd started around here somewhere.

It really depends on what your needs are. If it's a personal site, whatever is easiest is okay (like FrontPage). I haven't messed with Dreamweaver enough to comment on that. As for coding, Q, you're a nutbag. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Ogedei]

Haven't used Dreamweaver, I have used homesite and really like it.

So, my vote goes to Homesite.

Og.

[Keith S.]

Dreamweaver

[diamondpete]

Adobe GoLive without a doubt. BUT is is expensive! But I hear that Danny has a good discount. So if money is not object ...


http://www.adobe.com/products/golive/main.html

WIndows
Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 3 or Windows XP
128MB of RAM (192MB recommended)
200MB of available hard-disk space
CD-ROM drive
QuickTime 6.3 with the QuickTime 3GPP Component required for multimedia features

Macintosh
•PowerPC® G3, G4, G4 dual, or G5 dual processor
•Mac OS X v.10.2.4 128MB of RAM (192MB recommended)
•200MB of available hard-disk space
•CD-ROM drive
•QuickTime 6.3
Peter

[Mountain_marc]

Just use Notepad and then make sure to validate your page on the W3C web site. Cheapest and most effective way to go! Just make sure to save your files as .html and not .txt.

But for my web designer opinion, I use Homesite+ but I have it customized to my preferences since I use it on a daily basis. Most people get confused when they use it on my computer.

Notepad will actually help you learn HTML,which is not the case with WYSIWIG software.

[jc228]

Actually, if you get the full Macromedia Studio, I think it comes with both Dreamweaver AND Homesite. So you can try them both and see how you like them.

I started out using Homesite, and liked it alot. I have since "upgraded" to Dreamweaver, and use it exclusively now. Dreamweaver makes many tasks easier, whether you are just beginning, or are doing dynamic ASP or PHP coding.

[ODB]

Yahoo site builder for me. I have Dreamweaver but havn't got the time to learn it. Site builder is both limiting and easy. I do know a little HTML (enough to be dangerous) to spice it up a bit.

[Q.]

You can have a website up in NO TIME with Dreamweaver... I think it's pretty easy!

Frontpage just seems to insert too much unncessary crap and I don't think is as intuitive to learn.

My $.02 worth... but I'm a horticulture guy, what do I know!

[kuri]

Yup, Dreamweaver is easy to get up to speed on but allows for more complex methods once you learn what's what.

It's good for doing visual layouts and easy templates.

[youngliver]

I personally went with GoLive.

[Erika]

I really like Evrsoft's 1st Page 2000. It is free. I am mostly still just coding the HTML directly so I am limited.

I like that it is similiar to Dreamweaver in that you can switch between seeing the code and the actual page.

This package gives you total control by letting you type in the HTML code but it also comes with loads of JavaScript, perl, CGI and other scripts. Drop down menus allow you to build tables, frames, edit fonts and style sheets all in environment which is very similar to Homesties' - which isn't free. It is a WYSIWYG editors that creates clean html code.

http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml

[Jean-Paul]

Erika,
you sound like you do this for a living!